The Essex County Board of County Commissioners celebrated Women’s History Month by recognizing the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge and three women including Bloomfield Councilwoman Jenny Mundell. The ceremony was Wednesday evening, March 13, and held at the club. The emcee was Carlos Pomares, the county commissioners’ president and a Bloomfield resident. About 80 people […]
MAPLEWOOD — Coinciding with Piano Day on March 28, township resident Virginia “Ginny” Johnston is releasing a composition, “Excursions” comprised of five distinct movements for solo piano, recorded with pianist Enriqueta Somarriba. “With Excursions, I aimed to use both tonal and atonal harmonic palettes, fused with a lot of rhythmic energy, to evoke a range […]
The Essex County Board of County Commissioners celebrated Women’s History Month by recognizing the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge and three women. The ceremony was Wednesday evening, March 13, and held at the club. The emcee was Carlos Pomares, the county commissioners’ president. “This is a pretty nice place,” he said in his welcoming remarks, […]
South Orange is a village again. South Orange Village was the original name of the town when it was established in 1869. It was changed to Township of South Orange Village in 1970 to qualify for federal funding that was then restricted to townships. That rule no longer exists so the Trustees wanted to change […]
IRVINGTON — Mayor Tony Vauss presented an Irvington State of the Township address for 2024 last week, looking at past accomplishments, future goals and celebrating everything Irvington. “We don’t want to just talk about it, we want to show you the progress we made,” Vauss said. The event took place Thursday, March 14, in the […]
Special to the Essex News Daily ORANGE — The city’s first African American police director was honored recently during a ceremony in the municipal courtroom. Charles “Charlie” Cobbertt’s life story is a powerful example of overcoming adversity and revolutionary change in New Jersey law enforcement. He was born on June 24, 1939, in Drew, Miss., […]
Lyn Goldsworthy describes herself as a Valerie Fund mom. “My daughter was diagnosed with Meduloblastoma, a brain cancer, and we met the Valerie Fund immediately after the tumor was removed at Morristown,” said Goldsworthy, who lives in Bloomfield. “They took care of her through 13 months of radiation and chemo and beyond,” Goldsworthy said. “We […]
Signs supporting Columbia High School Principal Frank Sanchez have been popping up around town and supporters have rallied to his side while the warrant that led to his arrest was released and it provides some additional details about what led to the charges against him. A group calling itself Friends of Frank has formed in […]
Attend a free seminar on April 8th Proponent Federal Credit Union and Holy Family Church are inviting Nutley area residents to a free Financial Pathways seminar. Here are the details. Learn the values of Savings & Home Equity Enjoy Complimentary Wine & Cheese When: Monday, April 8th at 6:00PM Where: St. Joseph Center at Holy […]
The community division of the Bloomfield Police Department spoke Tuesday, March 5, to Carteret Elementary School fifth- and sixth-graders about the harm and prevention of bullying. The presentation was by Lt. Naomi Zepeda, the division commander; Detective James Romano and Officer Godson Noel. Zepeda said student bullying is a huge problem, whether in-person or online. […]